Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/598

 PUBLIC LAW 109–241—JULY 11, 2006

120 STAT. 567

(d) PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS.—Sections 1308 and 1309 of title 44, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Department of Transportation’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating’’. (e) SHIPPING.—Title 46, United State Code, is amended— (1) in section 2109 by striking ‘‘a Coast Guard or’’; (2) in section 6308— (A) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and (B) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: ‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no part of a report of a marine casualty investigation conducted under section 6301 of this title, including findings of fact, opinions, recommendations, deliberations, or conclusions, shall be admissible as evidence or subject to discovery in any civil or administrative proceedings, other than an administrative proceeding initiated by the United States. ‘‘(b) Any member or employee of the Coast Guard investigating a marine casualty pursuant to section 6301 of this title shall not be subject to deposition or other discovery, or otherwise testify in such proceedings relevant to a marine casualty investigation, without the permission of the Secretary. The Secretary shall not withhold permission for such employee or member to testify, either orally or upon written questions, on solely factual matters at a time and place and in a manner acceptable to the Secretary if the information is not available elsewhere or is not obtainable by other means.’’; (3) in subsection (c), as redesignated by this section, by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’; and (4) in subsection (d), as redesignated by this section, by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a), (b), and (c)’’. (f) MORTGAGE INSURANCE.—Section 222 of the National Housing Act of 1934 (12 U.S.C. 1715m) is amended by striking ‘‘of Transportation’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘of Homeland Security’’. (g) ARCTIC RESEARCH.—Section 107(b)(2) of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4106(b)(2)) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (I) through (K) as subparagraphs (J) through (L), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following: ‘‘(I) the Department of Homeland Security;’’. (h) CONSERVATION.— (1) SECTION 1029.—Section 1029(e)(2)(B) of the Bisti/DeNa-Zin Wilderness Expansion and Fossil Protection Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 460kkk(e)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of Transportation, to represent the United States Coast Guard.’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant of the Coast Guard’’. (2) SECTION 312.—Section 312(c) of the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 2441(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘of Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘of Homeland Security’’. (i) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.—Section 3122 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3122) is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’ each place it appears and

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